Ballifurth Farm Halt railway station was one of four halts, Imperial Cottages Halt, Gibley's Cottages Halt, Dalvey Farm Halt, and Ballifurth Farm Halt, opened on the Speyside route between Elgin and Aviemore, Scotland, on 15 June 1959, on the introduction of railbuses. Drivers were warned when approaching the halts by white boards stating 'Request Stop 100 Yards Ahead'.
Ballifurth Farm Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Highland Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 15 June 1959 | Station opens |
| 18 October 1965 | Station closes |
History edit
Opened by the Scottish Region of British Railways in 1959, it was then closed by the British Railways Board when services on the line were withdrawn in 1965.
The site today edit
The track bed is now Speyside Way.[citation needed]
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantown-on-Spey East | Scottish Region of British Railways | Nethy Bridge |
57°17′32″N 3°38′16″W / 57.29225°N 3.63790°W
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